LANSING — Week two of the NFL season was not kind to former Michigan State players.

How bad was it?

Le’Veon Bell dishing out ice cream cones at a Pittsburgh Dairy Queen was the main highlight. His performance on the field – well, let’s just say it wasn’t Le’Veon-Bell like. And that continued for the former Spartan last Sunday.

Coming off a ho-hum showing in a road win over the Rams that saw the Holland native complete 18 of 27 passes for 179 yards and a touchdown, Cousins looked like the best quarterback in the league during prime time Sunday night.

Cousins completed 25 of 30 passes for 365 yards and three scores in a 27-10 upset over the previously unbeaten Oakland Raiders. Cousins, who was the signal caller at MSU from 2008-2011, finished with nearly a perfect passer rating of 150.7 while completing 83.3% of his passes.

“The fact that it was a full four-quarter performance – I felt that was outstanding,” Cousins told Redskins.com. “All off-season I was asked, 'What are you working on, what are you trying to get better at?' The answer was situational awareness. Not just stick to my reads, but to think about how does that read change every now and then, because the game situation is changing.”

Cousins has thrown five touchdowns and only one pick through three games for the 2-1 Redskins.

Here’s how the rest of the Spartans in the NFL fared during week one:

Le’Veon Bell, RB, Pittsburgh Steelers — The good news: Le’Veon Bell finally found the end zone. The not-so-good news: the former Spartan once again failed to get going on the ground, finishing with a paltry 61 yards on 15 carries in a 23-17 overtime loss Sunday in Chicago. Bell has averaged only 3.5 yards per carry through three games.

San Francisco tight end Garrett Celek caught his first touchdown pass of the season from fellow MSU alum Brian Hoyer in a 41-39 loss to the LA Rams Thursday night.(Photo: Contributed photo)

Garrett Celek, TE, San Francisco 49ers — Garrett Celek made only one catch on Thursday night football – but it was a big one. With the 49ers trailing late, Celek hauled in a one-yard touchdown strike from fellow MSU alum Brian Hoyer. San Francisco eventually fell 41-29 to the visiting Rams.

Jack Conklin, T, Tennessee Titans — The Tennessee Titans love to run that ball. That’s music to the ears of Plainwell native and former Spartan tackle Jack Conklin. Sunday, the Titans rushed for 195 yards in a 33-27 upset win over the Seahawks in Nashville. In the last two games — both Titans wins — Tennessee has rushed the ball 70 times for 374 yards and four touchdowns.

Darqueze Dennard, CB, Cincinnati Bengals — The former first-round pick in the 2014 draft finished with 10 tackles and a sack in a 27-24 loss to the Packers Sunday in Green Bay. Darqueze Dennard now has 17 tackles and a pair of pass deflections for the winless Bengals.

Bennie Fowler, WR, Denver Broncos — Week two was particularly rough for Broncos wide out Bennie Fowler. The third-year pro left a win over the Cowboys in the second quarter with a concussion. Even though he was in the league’s concussion protocol all week, Fowler played Sunday in Buffalo, catching four passes for 55 yards in a 26-16 loss to the Bills.

Kurtis Drummond, S, Houston Texans — The Youngstown, Ohio, native had two tackles from his safety position Sunday in a heartbreaking, last-second 36-33 road loss to the Patriots. Kurtis Drummond now has five tackles on the season in a limit role.

William Gholston, DE, Tampa Bay Buccaneers — In his second game of the season, William Gholston finished with nine tackles and a tackle for loss Sunday in a 34-17 road loss to the Vikings. Gholston, who is in his fifth season, now has 14 tackles for the Bucs.

Brian Hoyer, QB, San Francisco 49ers — Brian Hoyer didn’t throw a touchdown pass in the first two games of the season. Last Thursday night, he tossed two scores, including one to fellow MSU alum Garrett Celek. Hoyer, who is in his ninth NFL season, completed 23 of 37 passes for 332 yards in a 41-39 home loss to the Los Angeles Rams.

The Redskins' rookie safety picked off a Derek Carr pass early in the first quarter Sunday night during a 27-10 win over the previously unbeaten Raiders.(Photo: Contributed photo)

Montae Nicholson, S, Washington Redskins — Montae Nicholson snagged his first career interception Sunday night in Washington, picking off Derek Carr on the second play from scrimmage. In the 27-10 upset of the Raiders, Nicholson finished with a tackle and a pass deflection to go with his first pick.

Domata Peko, DT, Denver Broncos — Defensive tackle Domata Peko racked up three tackles for the Broncos Sunday in a 26-16 road loss to the Bills. Peko and the daunting Broncos defense gave up only 75 yards rushing and less than 200 yards passing.

Lawrence Thomas, DE, New York Jets — The second-year defensive end from Detroit got on the defensive stat sheet Sunday, tallying a tackle in a 20-6 home win over the Miami Dolphins. Lawrence Thomas also played a little offense, hauling in one catch for 15 yards. The Jets defense allowed only 30 rushing yards, including 16 on 11 carries for Jay Ajayi.

Vikings corner back Trae Waynes picked off his first pass of the season Sunday in a 34-17 win over the Buccaneers.(Photo: Contributed photo)

Trae Waynes, CB, Minnesota Vikings — Trae Waynes picked off a Jameis Winston pass Sunday in a 34-17 home win over Tampa Bay. Waynes, who was a first-round pick of the Vikings in 2016, also deflected a pass and finished with three tackles in the victory.